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单词 strangling
释义

strangle

verb

stran·​gle ˈstraŋ-gəl How to pronounce strangle (audio)
strangled; strangling ˈstraŋ-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce strangle (audio)

transitive verb

1
a
: to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
b
: to obstruct seriously or fatally the normal breathing of
c
: stifle
2
: to suppress or hinder the rise, expression, or growth of
repression strangles free speech

intransitive verb

1
: to become strangled
2
: to die from or as if from interference with breathing
strangler
ˈstraŋ-g(ə-)lər How to pronounce strangle (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • choke
  • smother
  • stifle
  • suffocate
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Example Sentences

The weeds are strangling the plant. The company is trying to strangle the smaller competition.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangler, from Latin strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē halter — more at strain

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Kids Definition

strangle

verb

stran·​gle ˈstraŋ-gəl How to pronounce strangle (audio)
strangled; strangling
1
: to choke to death by squeezing the throat
2
: to die or suffer from or as if from being choked

Medical Definition

strangle

verb

stran·​gle ˈstraŋ-gəl How to pronounce strangle (audio)
strangled; strangling -g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce strangle (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (as a hand or rope)
2
: to obstruct seriously or fatally the normal breathing of
the bone wedged in his throat and strangled him

intransitive verb

1
: to become strangled : undergo a severe interference with breathing
2
: to die from interference with breathing

strangling

verb

present participle of strangle
1
as in choking
to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air the gull got tangled in a piece of fishing line on the beach and was strangled

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • choking
  • suffocating
  • drowning
  • smothering
  • stifling
  • destroying
  • asphyxiating
  • throttling
  • slaying
  • garroting
  • garotting
  • dispatching
  • felling
  • croaking
  • doing in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • breathing
  • inhaling
  • expiring
  • reviving
  • inspiring
  • exhaling
  • resuscitating
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2
as in suffocating
to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe the boy complained that he was being strangled by his tie

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • choking
  • suffocating
  • throttling
  • garroting
  • asphyxiating
  • smothering
  • stifling
  • garotting
  • scragging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • reviving
  • restoring
  • resuscitating
3
as in stifling
to refrain from openly showing or uttering strangled a gasp of surprise upon hearing the news

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • stifling
  • suppressing
  • swallowing
  • smothering
  • repressing
  • controlling
  • submerging
  • managing
  • containing
  • sinking
  • holding back
  • pocketing
  • curbing
  • governing
  • choking (back)
  • quashing
  • bridling
  • quelling
  • checking
  • muffling
  • squelching
  • bottling up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • expressing
  • releasing
  • unleashing
  • venting
  • taking out
  • loosing
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